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How the world failed on climate change.

Did Thomas Pynchon write a series of letters to Northern California newspapers under the pseudonym “Wanda Tinasky”?

An interview with Joseph Stalin.

The dark side of startup life in Silicon Valley.

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Twelve years ago, Michael Stewart killed his mother during a psychotic episode. How he and his family are coping today.

The first living ex-pope in 600 years watches as the successor he enabled dismantles his legacy.

A profile of the reclusive billionaire who orchestrated a collectible toy craze.

An interview with Barry Diller about Aereo and the past, present and future of TV.

Previously: Vanessa Grigoriadis on the Longform Podcast.

The scientists working to free those trapped between life and death.

Why some immigrants can never escape their parents’ battles.

On the fast food workers of St. Louis.

On the future of Iraq.

Finding peace and quiet in the high Canadian Arctic.

Previously: The Longform Guide to Silence.

The story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s exoneration.

One man's transition from military to civilian life.

Previously: Eli Saslow on the Longform Podcast.

A small town in Upstate New York, and one family in particular, endures a five-year string of car accidents, suicides, and murders.

On the appearance of an angel.

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A conversation with the author of Calvin and Hobbes.

Investigating the burning of ancient books by rebels in Timbuktu.

An execution in war-torn Cuba.

On Silicon Valley's newfound interest in the weed business.

Previously: Mat Honan on the Longform Podcast.

A season with the American Football League of China.

“In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That’s the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe in it.”